A reader of my book, The World Peace Diet, recently sent His Holiness the Dalai Lama a copy of the book and received the reply below from the Dalai Lama's secretary, that the Dalai Lama is now prohibiting the serving of meat in his monastery, and that this practice is being followed by all the main Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India. It is a strong confirmation of the important progress being made in promoting compassion for animals in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.